Cleaning and abrading device



Dec, 1,

H. P. EASTON, JR

CLEANING AND ABRADING DEVICE Filed March 15 1924 IN VEN TOR.

I A TTORNE Y.

Patented Dec. 16, 1924.

UNITED STATES HENRY P. EASTON, J'Bh,

E DENVER, coLonADo.

CLEANING AND ABRADING DEVICE.

Application filed latch 15, 1024. Serial No. 899,484.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY P. EASTON, J 11.,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Cleaning and Abrading evices, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to cleaning and abrading devices, and particularly to scouring pads for cleaning pots, pans and other cu inary articles.

The general object of my invention is to provide a pad of this character which consists of a backing of flexible material and a filling or facing of steel wool.

A further ob ect is to provide a device of this character which is flexible so that it may readily conform to the contour of a pot or pan whether that be concave orconvex, and further to provide particularly effective means for holding the steel wool in place and preventing it from tearing away or becoming loose with regard to the back.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character with a handle portion at one end so that thatportion of the mop coming in contact with the article does not have to be grasped.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated panyin'g drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of a scouring pad or cleaner constructed in accordance with my invention; 1

Figure 2 is a back view with the outer covering partially turned back;

Figure 3 is a section-on the line 33-of Fi re 1;

igure 4 is Figure 1.

Referring to these drawings, it will be seen that m improved scouring ad comprises a bac 'n 10, which is pre erably of strong cloth. pon the faceof this backin is applied a facing 11 of steel wool or l rillo or' like material. This steel wool or Brillo does not extend entirely from one end to the other of the cloth but terminates short of one end of the cloth. The margins of the cloth back may be turned inward over the mar of the steel wool, as at 12,

and held in p ace by stitching 13.

in the accoma section on the line 4-4 of Preferably small strips of cloth, designated 14, extend longitudinally over the face of the steel wool and transversely thereof, these strips being stitched to ,the back 10 by stitches 15 passing through the steel wool. Stitches of the same character pass through the inturned margins of the cloth so as to hold the steel wool firmly in place and prevent it from getting out of shape. The portion 16 constitutes a handle, as it may be termed, whereby the securing pad may be held without the hands of the worker coming in contact with that portion of the mop which is actually bearing against the kettle or 0t.

referably a thickness of cloth 17 will be disposed over the backing 10 so as to conceal the stitches. The steel wool may be stitched to the cloth either by wire stitching or by strong thread. There is a sufficient padding of steel wool 11 that it will project some little distance beyond the face of the cloth backing where it is turned over upon the face of the steel wool and so that the scouring pad will last a considerable length of time.

It will be obvious that this device is very convenient, that it avoids the necessity of picking up small masses'of steel wool between the fingers in order to scour pots and pans, and that with this device there is no necessity of the fingers coming in contact with the dirt or 1Egrease being removed from the pan or pet. urthermore, inasmuch as it is flexible it will conform to the curvature of the utensil and may be moved in any direction.

I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction illustrated, as it is obvious that this construction might be changed in minor details and yet be within the scope of the ap ended claims. I

claim 1, A scouring pad of the character described comprisinga back'of textile fabric flexible in all directions, a mass of metallic wool applied to the back and'stitched thereto at a plurality of points, one end of the back being extended to. form a handle, and flexible strips extending longitudinally and transversely over the face of the metallic wool and stitches extending through the flexible strips and metallic wool and holdin the flexible strips to the back, the ends 0? the strips being stitched to the back.

2. A scouring pad of the character deing passing throu h the flexible strips, the scribed comprismg a back of textile material steel wool and the ack, and a cover stitched 10 flexible in all directions, a mass of steel wool to the back and covering the stitching on disposed against the face of the back and the back.

5 held thereto by stitching, a lurality of In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my strips of flexible material attac ed at their signature. 4 ends to the back and extendin over the steel wool and attached to the bac by stitch- HENRY P. EASTON, JR. 

